New York legal term
Electronic in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Electronic” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Electronic” mean in New York criminal law?
"Electronic" means of or relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities. (N.Y. Public Health Law § 3302)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Theft of services
- Aggravated harassment in the second degree
- Aggravated harassment of a judge
- Criminal contempt in the first degree
- Criminal impersonation in the second degree
- Divulging an eavesdropping warrant
- Failing to report criminal communications
- Operating an unlawful electronic sweepstakes
- Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the third degree
Related terms in the same statutes
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